Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a large city northeast of Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is located almost entirely within Dallas County, except for small portions in Collin County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 226,876, making it the twelfth-most populous city in Texas and the 87th most populous city in the United States. In 2008, Garland was ranked #67 on CNN and Money magazine's list of the "Top 100 Places to Live". Immigrants began arriving in the Peters colony area around 1850, but a community wasn't created... until 1874. Two communities sprung up in the area: Embree, named for the physician K. H. Embree, and Duck Creek, named for the local creek of the same name. A rivalry between the two towns ensued as the area began to grow around the Santa Fe Railroad depot. Eventually, to settle a dispute regarding which town should have the local post office, Dallas County Judge Thomas A. Nash asked visiting Congressman Joe Abbott to move the post office between the two towns. The move was completed in 1887. The new location was named Garland after U.S. Attorney General Augustus Hill Garland.
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| Founded: | April 18, 1891 |
| County: | Dallas County, Collin County, Rockwall County |
| State: | Texas |
| Population: | 226,876 |
| Area: | 57.1 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Central Time zone |
| Also known as: | Garland, TX, Garland, Texas, Rockwall County / Garland city |